Yao.
A Bantu people living in Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania in Africa.
Meaning & usage
A Bantu people living in Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania in Africa.
The language of these people.
The Mien people of China.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Mandarin 瑤／瑶 (yáo).
A Chinese surname from Hokkien.
A Chinese surname from Mandarin.
Where this word comes from
From various romanizations of the Mandarin and Hokkien pronunciations of Chinese 姚 (Yáo/Iâu). Doublet of Yiu.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.